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Things to do in Cyclades, South Aegean: The Best Specialty Museums
The Cyclades is a group of Greek islands with beautiful, white sandy beaches, rugged mountains and lush valleys. Glamorous Santorini and Mykonos attract the jetset, while lesser-known isles, such as Milos and Naxos, are the perfect places for beach lovers. Ruins, including the 11th-century Dorian settlement and volcanic ash-preserved Ancient Akrotiri in Santorini, amaze those with a bent for ancient history. Sifnos' cuisine wins it admirers. Hydrofoils, ferries and catamarans connect the islands.
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1. Telescope/Observatory
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5.0 based on 6 reviews
This is a 1 man show, an astronomer Stefanos, with 30 years experience and amazing knowledge & telescopic equipment.
2. Folklore Art Museum Of Cycladic Civilization Benetos & Popi Skiadas.
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5.0 based on 173 reviews
Benetos Skiadas, an ordinary fisherman, managed to revive the Greek Tradition by creating his unique, functional and hand made miniatures using materials only from the Cycladic land. And all these without making any draft or using any scientific instruments. He created them only by using the divine gifts with which he was born; observation, perception, passion for creativity.The result is excellent and all the miniatures function in a perfect way. All his memories and personal experiences were strongly impressed on his mind and prompted him - with the help of his skillful hands– to revive the tradition and his dreams.The visitor can admire a all types of Greek ships such as warships, merchant ships and fishing boats which give you the impression that they are ready to sail. Gri-gri, drift-boats, steamships, sailing boats, triremes are all constructed with the traditional shipbuilding and are exact replicas of the genuine models. Open every day, 1 April - 30 Oct/ 10.00-14.00.
Reviewed By Lorenbrau - Madrid, Spain
Nice museum with handcrafted pieces:local churches and buildings from the Cyclades Islands in the yard, ships inside the museum.
3. Roger Tourte - Cyclades Aegean Islands
4. Theatrical Museum Iakovos Kampanellis
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5.0 based on 7 reviews
Born in Naxos in 1921. He was one of the most distinguished personalities of arts and letters of the post-war generation. In the museum you can see his desk, his library, his personal effects, theater programs, personal documents and honorary plaques. Visitors can study all his published work both in origin or translated.
5. Paros Park Museum
6. Museum of Prehistoric Thira
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4.5 based on 1,871 reviews
Using finds from various excavations, this museum traces the course of prehistoric Thira from the late Neolithic to the late Cycladic I period.
Reviewed By Tripmonkey00 - Horsham, United Kingdom
Visited here while on our last day in santorini a great museum with amazing artefacts and wall paintings a must while on santorini i recommend visiting Akrotiri first to get a sense of the way of life of ancient people and to see the original setting of the wall paintings displayed
7. Monastery of Profitis Ilias
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4.5 based on 412 reviews
Reviewed By LLV280Z - Daytona Beach, United States
We were so glad we made it to this monastery. The roads were crazy, with hairpin twists and turns and we wondered if it had been a good decision. There was plenty of parking when we arrived; it wasn't too crowded and it was just lovely. The beauty and peacefulness wrapped itself around you and you just gave a deep sigh being there! The chapel was very small but beautiful! We wandered around taking in the tranquility and the aesthetics. It was one of our favorite places on Santorini!
8. Museum of Musical Instruments
9. Ecological and Folklore Museum
10. Milos Mining Museum
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4.5 based on 425 reviews
Reviewed By 573dk9999 - Iowa City, United States
When the guide says we are going to a mining museum, the expectations start out low. This place was well organized and had interesting and engaging exhibits. The geology of this island is surprisingly diverse leading to it being a major source of minerals from prehistoric times to the present. Particularly heart wrenching is the plight of the island sulfur miners, who eventually worked with no pay in a futile effort to keep the mine going. Hands-on exhibits where you can touch the various minerals such as kaolin are a nice feature.
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